Olliers

Director of Business Development & Marketing

Business Development and Marketing Director & Solicitor

Ruth leads the business development team at Olliers across all areas of specialism. Ruth was the Manchester Legal Awards 2021 Solicitor of the Year.

Ruth oversees the marketing strategy for the firm including website management, content strategy, content creation, SEO, PR, brand positioning, social media strategy, advertising, events, networking, award and directory submissions. She also manages both the wider marketing team and our new business team developing pricing strategies, refining the customer journey and increasing organic growth.

She has been with the firm for more than 20 years and has an enviable level of experience across the entire spectrum of criminal defence. Ruth often deals with the initial stages of cases for privately funded clients who are seeking the very best criminal defence representation in relation to a variety of offences including indecent images, sexual offences and domestic assault allegations.

Ruth is known for her calm, approachable, down to earth and reassuring manner.  She understands that for many clients this is the most difficult period of their life and seeks to handle their cases with the upmost sensitivity and understanding. Clients are able to rely on Ruth and trust her to get them through the most difficult period of their lives.

Ruth is able to guide clients in relation to the processes of the criminal justice system, timescales and advise how Olliers can advise and assist as a case progresses. She can provide detailed quotations for each stage of a case and advise how Olliers pro-active strategic approach can be implemented to benefit a case and potentially avoid a prosecution.

Ruth only acts for clients on a privately funded basis and does not act on a legally aided basis.

Acting for professionals

Ruth acts for an extensive number of professional clients who are under investigation by the police in relation to a variety of criminal allegations.The firm specialises in defending clients at this stage of proceedings including but not limited to sexual offences, images offences, assault matters and other serious allegations.  She understands the implication of prosecution for professionals and where appropriate will seek to make representations to the prosecution at the pre-charge stage where either prosecution is not in the public interest or there is not a realistic prospect of conviction.

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Univeristy of Warwick 1999 - 2003 (European Law) Liverpool John Moore University Legal Practice Course - Distinction

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